Fighter

[ddavelarsen]

Well, about the only thing this one has going for it are the edges -- they're sharp! But for workmanship, this one is sad; good thing for poor photography.

I'm giving it to the guy who convinced me to start making knives again, this was one that'd laid in my screwed-up pile for 10 years, finally decided to throw a handle on it and give it away.

Away it goes!

Dave

 

[RHINOKNIVES]

dosen't look screwed up to me! some of my best, come out of the oh!!@#$$%% pile after i leave them there for a while a new idea will come on what to do best.

 

[ddavelarsen]

Sorry, I should've left some specs:

440C, 12.25" overall, 7" blade, tapered tang, red fiber liners, brass pins and bolsers, poly pearl scales (admittedly an acquired taste ).

Laurence, in this case my only idea was to try to hand rub the belt divots out! It was moderately successful. This was my first attempt at hand finishing, and I stopped too soon at 400 grit.

Here's a better shot of the bolsters.

Dave

 

[Kumdo]

Looks pretty darn nice to me.

 

[Crayola]

Awesome fighter! THat blade shape is great.

I have almost finished hand fixing some mistakes I made with my grinder too! Well, it isn't really a mistake, but I dis one step before doing another step that shoul have been done before...

Long story short: In total, about 2 hours of hand work have gone into doing a job that should have taken 15 minutes tops on my grinder! I love knife making

 

[Greg Covington]

I really like that! The is a pretty complex grind!